Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 23:33:56 -0000 From: "Lineone" <adriannopsamone.org> Subject: Re: 9000CD Headlights
Mmm, from Stan's symptoms, I think that Danny's relay idea is more likely than my spring-clips. I never had main beams fail. Never mind, my suggestion is there for anyone who might need it. By the way I have posted about the spring-clips before, but have never read any other reports of the same. I wonder if I am unique? Adrian "danny" <dannynopsamia-esprezzo.com> wrote in message news:3C9A5E59.9C72A665nopsamia-esprezzo.com... > Lineone wrote: > > > Stan, > > The fronts of our cars should be just about identical. Could be relay - > > however .... > > I had similar problems - though left and right headlamps independently - > > never both together, and I don't recall the main beams being affected. > > For me, the problem was those wretched little wire spring-clips that hold > > the bulbs in place. They get too hot and lose their spring, and need > > replacing or bending into a better shape. > > It's far too tight and fiddly to get at them properly with the headlamp > > units in the car, so do it on the bench. Removal of headlamps is so simple I > > would recommend it for just about any maintenance in that area. > > Remove the radiator grille, disconnect all electrics (to lamps and levelling > > motor), pop the indicator lenses, then simply remove two bolts and lift unit > > clear of vehicle. > > Once on the bench you can really see what you are doing, and get good effect > > out of the clips by judicious bending, to hold the bulbs down good and > > tight. > > Reassembly is simply the reverse process. Check all connectors for corrosion > > and treat accordingly. > > Whole job - about 2 hours. 1 hour on a second occasion. > > Did mine about 9 months ago and have had reliable headlights ever since. > > > > > > ...and if it isn't that, the relay is a good suspect - my 9000CD has > intermittent problems whereby the main beam works, but not dipped, sometimes > nothing works. I thought it was the steering wheel stalk, but judicious > thumping and reseating of the relay gets it going again. > > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > > >
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